Are the two sides of the Jodo Shinshu sect and the Soto sect bad

Hello, thank you for your support.

I've been worried a lot about how to live, and recently I want to calm my raging heart somehow,
I follow the Jodo Shinshu Monpo.
That's because it reminded me of my grandmother, who was born in Meiji, who died a long time ago. She was a grandmother who silently served her feudal husband, silently served her son, or died suddenly by her only daughter, and did her daily routine quietly, chanted how many things she did on the Buddhist altar, followed her children in old age, turned to the right when told to face the right, and turned to the left when told to face the left, so she was a grandmother who had no presence at all. It was quiet and quiet, so I don't even remember the voice. I had completely forgotten about it.

However, I had reached an old age, but my grandmother was still not at peace, was swayed by anger and greed, and the appearance of my grandmother, who seemed to have given up or left it up to Amida, made me turn to the law.

However, this body is reluctant, and while listening to the Dharma, I feel a little honest, but that doesn't last long either.
First, for me, who received a modern education, it's difficult to “throw away the mess and leave it up to me.” That's because I've been learning and training with the aim of only getting involved. Maybe if death gets closer, I might be able to have that feeling a little bit...
However, as Kiyoshi Miki says, “I believe that at the end of the day, I will be able to meet nostalgic people in the other world, just like my parents and superiors said,” is the same for me.

The problem isn't about the other world; it's about being swayed by worry, anger, and lament in everyday life.

There are times when I feel that I can get away from suffering a little by preparing myself to stay, stay, and lie down in Zen teachings and by following Zen words.
I visited Eiheiji Temple when I was a kid, and since I was shocked that “there are people who live like this,” I became an adult and began reading Zenrin Kusho and Dogen Zenji. It will be a guideline.

If I can't leave it up to Amida, can't I rely on the Soto sect?
I hear you have to work hard in the Jodo Shinshu sect. I hear you have to leave it up to me. There is a sense of guilt because it seems like the Jodo Shinshu sect and the Soto sect are at odds.

I would like to hear your words when I'm at a loss.

I look forward to working with you.

Dragonfly

4 Zen Responses

Salvation of this body, this way, just the way it is

What does it mean to “leave it to Amida”?

The fact that you are “leaving it up to me” to worry about “not being at peace, being swayed by anger or greed, and suffering” seems to be asking for “oneself = self-help.”
Amida did not say a single word, “Save those whose minds are calmer and not swayed by anger or greed.”
Also, if you are saved by Amida, it is “my joke” to think “I won't be swayed by worry, anger, or lament in my daily life.”

Amida's salvation is salvation “this way, just the way it is.” Being saved doesn't change anything in a sense.
Instead of “not being swayed by worry, anger, or lament in our daily lives,” we can live “while being told how we are swayed by worry, anger, and lament in our daily lives.”

“You won't be swayed by worry, anger, or lament in your everyday life!” Instead of “worrying with the attitude that you should not have to worry about your daily worries,” you “can finally worry head-on about worries, anger, and lament in your daily life.”

Salvation as it is does not mean “my thoughts” can be saved as they are. “My personal facts will be revealed as they are.”
I blame my surroundings for the cause of my worries and suffering, and in order not to worry, I turn away; if I am told that this is good, I look this way, and it seems that I am relying on something other than myself, and in the end, I am made aware that I am reliant on my thoughts and am flustered.
On top of that, my head bowed to the heart of Mr. Amida, who said “I will save myself as it is,” I repent, and walk powerfully through a life of thanksgiving.

I'm not being saved by becoming a “good person.” You can be saved while being deeply guilty.
After that, they hope that they will be born in the Pure Land, and they will “continue to question” how they will live in this world in order to meet the spirit that Amida built the Pure Land.
It's not something that “clears your mind” or “makes you feel comfortable” by receiving “correctness” or “answers.”
You can worry about what you should worry about and suffer from what you should suffer. That is actually the way I “continue to be saved.”

Also, I read the Zen monk's answer here at hasunoha and deepened my learning about the Jodo Shinshu, so I think it's a two-pronged one. The common denominator is that what you ask for is not “my body = my thoughts.”

Where does your suffering come from?

　Your suffering is unbearable. Apart from that, it's not from faith. In the rakugo “sect theory,” there is a phrase “no matter which one loses, it's a shame for Buddha.” In this case, is it “Buddha's merit no matter which one you take”?
Does your suffering come from separation from love? It's not about relying on either Nembutsu or Zen. Faith is not something to rely on; it is one's own faith. Whether we believe in it or not, rain falls on everyone, and time passes. How you live in that state is up to you. Let's prepare ourselves first. Are you cleaning the house? Aren't the flowers on the Buddhist altar withered? Do you change sprinkler water (water offered to Buddhist altars) every day? Aren't you staying up late? Do you wake up at a fixed time in the morning? Are you saying hello to the people you meet? Do you keep the right amount of food and make only what you can eat? Aren't you committing useless killings? Do you use things with care?
First, please review your life rather than your faith. If you have a proper daily routine, your mind will naturally be in order.

Religion is not simply a matter of experience; it is a matter of truth

There are no answers at all, so
Please discard the following as a simple monk's tweet.

According to Miki Kiyoshi
“Religion is not simply a matter of experience; it is a question of truth,”
It is said that they find extremely deep “internality” where Shinran's ideas are actually “experiential, human, and realistic.”
Miki left that “internality” to the fact that what is transcendent is intrinsic, and where what is internal is transcendent, there is true internality.

If you ruminate, the above is not exactly “the other world,” but rather is being questioned “here and now.”

At the same time, we must look at the times in which our ancestors lived in the “here and now.”
The view of life and death that lay in the days of Kiyoshi Miki and the time your grandmother lived imagine a time when death, which is currently a hot topic, was brought close to death for some reason.
(Miki's death out of business may also not be unrelated to his thoughts as a result.)

Finally, Miki also said, “Sueho is awareness of death.”

Death will eventually come, so rather than repenting the two sides due to differences in religious denominations during the apocalyptic era,
My impression is that it would be nice if I could dive into various things.

I feel it's a good thing to learn because it's a blessing in this day and age

Hello, Mr. Dragonfly.

In the case of Dragonfly, her grandmother probably created a relationship with Amida. I was raised in the Jodo Shinshu sect, and even now, I reread Zen books from time to time in order to learn more deeply about Shinran's teachings. Nembutsu is zazen done by mouth. We take zazen meditation as nembutsu done with the body.

Buddhism is a strange religion, and it is a “immortal” teaching. Suffering is a repetition of reincarnation that never ends even after death and has no meaning forever. The way to end it is the path of ascetic practice. Speaking of why it never ends, it's because they have anguish (a kind of eternal dissatisfaction). The Jodo Shinshu sect is a path where people receive Amida's power (other powers) to be born in the Pure Land, and their worries disappear there and end suffering. To that end, it is necessary to first take a close look at the body and the troubled heart of not being able to complete the ascetic practice of leaving reincarnation. There are many people who misunderstand that anyone can visit the Pure Land. Those who have doubts will never die.

Isn't there some comfort somewhere? I think about that too. More importantly, “making you think” is the function of worry. I'm on a horse called Anguish (a source of unsatisfied water that has piled up forever since the past). So anger and greed are not caused by “me,” but are something that happens. The horse will wake you up. Desperately trying to train that horse is “teasing.” What's more, killing is on board, so you can't even walk. “I'll leave it up to you” is not to “catch what is happening in your mind and add good or bad,” but rather it is about feeling “anger has arisen.” “Oh, my worries are whispering. I feel, “That's why Amida is inviting me.” It's a life with horses, and Amida pulls that rope for me.

The Jodo Shinshu sect is a path for those who are led. To be able to live with Amitaba-sama. Specifically, living as one of the five acts of thanksgiving: worship, nembutsu, work, hearings, and memorial services (offerings). It's not about how I look at Amita-sama, but rather how Amida sees me. I don't think it's necessary to feel guilty to learn Dogen-sama's words. There are times when you can deeply feel Shinran's words by learning a lot. Gassho

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